Talk:SMV (old version)

Discussion of edits: The changes made by the user Mean as custard were reversed to include the Manosphere definition of SMV, which is prevalent throughout hundreds of heavily used websites on the internet. Please do not delete without instead fixing any issue and discussing justification for doing so. Ethicalv (talk) 21:41, 2 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

With respect that's bollocks. "Hundreds of heavily used websites on the internet"? Really? I take it you have a reliable source to back up a claim like that? Wikipedia is no place for fringe crap. But there is a website setup where you can fill your boots with the stuff - Wikia. It's the perfect place for stuff that's not fit to feature in an encylopaedia such as this. --Biker Biker (talk) 22:53, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

@user: Biker Biker There is no need for abusive language. I trust we'll be able to discuss civilly and work together to achieve a solution. The Southern Poverty Law Center is considered a reliable source by wikipedia. The SPLC's website is referred to as a source in quite a few instances like: List of organizations, Morris Dees, and Mark Potok. The SPLC identified the "manosphere" in a published report stating: "The so-called “manosphere” is peopled with hundreds of websites, blogs and forums". The websites of the manosphere are certainly authoritative for the use of terms within the manosphere. The argument that this is a "fringe" interpretation is irrelevant. I am not attempting to change the mainstream interpretation but to document the usage of a term within the "manosphere". Using a website as a reliable source for the views of its owner is well accepted within wikipedia (see: Time Cube) for example.

I am reverting the changes. Please discuss before reverting again.